Optical dating of dune sand from Blombos Cave, South Africa: I - Multiple grain data

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 599-612

  Jacobs, Z ^a   Wintle, A G ^a   Duller, G A T ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeolian sediment; Blombos Cave; Middle Stone Age; Optical dating; Single Aliquot Regeneration (SAR)

Indexed keywords

CAVE; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; OPTICAL METHOD; QUARTZ; STONE AGE;

BLOMBOS CAVE; EASTERN CAPE; INDIAN COAST; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037872273     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2484(03)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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